Title HSC — California Health & Safety Code

Any individual who has submitted a home care aide application and who possesses any one of the following identification cards may initiate a background examination to be a registered home care aide: (a) A valid California driver’s license. (b) A valid identification card issued b…

(a) Each person initiating a background examination to be a registered home care aide shall submit their fingerprints to the Department of Justice by electronic transmission in a manner approved by the department, unless exempt under subdivision (d). (b) A law enforcement agency …

(a) (1) The department shall establish a home care aide registry pursuant to this chapter and shall continuously update the registry information. Upon submission of the home care aide application and fingerprints or other identification documents pursuant to Section 1796.22, the …

(a) (1) If the department finds that the home care aide applicant or the registered home care aide has been convicted of a crime, other than an infraction, the department shall deny the home care aide application, or revoke the registered home care aide’s registration unless the …

(a) (1) The department may revoke or deny a registered home care aide’s registration or request for registration renewal if any of the following apply to the registered home care aide: (A) The individual procured or attempted to procure their registered home care aide registratio…

(a) The Department of Justice shall maintain and continually update pertinent criminal offender record information of registered home care aides and shall inform the department of subsequent reports received pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code. The department shall cont…

The department shall do all of the following in the administration of the home care aide registry: (a) Establish and maintain on the department’s Internet Web site the registry of registered home care aides and home care aide applicants. (1) To expedite the ability of a consumer …

(a) To remain on the home care aide registry, a registered home care aide shall renew his or her registration every two years. (1) A registered home care aide’s registration shall expire every two years, on the anniversary date of the initial registration date. If the registratio…

Any individual who has submitted an application and who possesses any one of the following identification cards may initiate a background examination to be a licensed home care organization: (a) A valid California driver’s license. (b) A valid identification card issued by the De…

In order to obtain a home care organization license, the following individual or individuals shall consent to the background examination described in Section 1796.23: (a) The owner of the home care organization, if the owner is an individual. (b) If the owner of a home care organ…

(a) A person or a private or public organization, with the exception of any person who performs in-home supportive services through the In-Home Supportive Services program pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 12300) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare an…

(a) Subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 1796.17, an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, joint venture, association, or other entity shall not arrange for the provision of home care services by a registered home care aide to a client in this…

(a) A home care organization that has its principal place of business in another state, in addition to the other requirements of this chapter, before arranging for home care services provided by an affiliated home care aide to a client in the state, shall comply with all of the f…

(a) The department may issue a home care organization license to a home care organization applicant that satisfies the requirements set forth in this chapter, including all of the following: (1) Files a complete home care organization application, including the fees required purs…

The department may deny an application for licensure or suspend or revoke any license issued pursuant to this chapter, pursuant to Sections 1550.5 and 1551 and in the manner provided in this chapter on any of the following grounds: (a) Violation by the licensee of this chapter or…

(a) (1) If an application for a home care organization license indicates, or the department determines during the application review process, that the home care organization applicant was previously issued a license under this chapter or under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1…

(a) (1) If the department determines that a person was issued a license pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500), Chapter 3.01 (commencing with Section 1568.01), Chapte…

A home care organization licensee shall do all of the following: (a) Post its license, business hours, and any other information required by the department in its place of business in a conspicuous location, visible both to clients and affiliated home care aides. (b) Maintain and…

(a) Home care organizations that employ affiliated home care aides shall ensure the affiliated home care aides are cleared on the home care aide registry before placing the individual in direct contact with clients. In addition, the home care organization shall do all of the foll…

(a) A licensee shall ensure that prior to providing home care services, an affiliated home care aide shall complete the training requirements specified in this section. (b) An affiliated home care aide shall complete a minimum of five hours of entry-level training prior to presen…

(a) Affiliated home care aides hired on or after January 1, 2016, shall submit to an examination 90 days prior to employment, or within seven days after employment, to determine that the individual is free of active tuberculosis disease. (b) For purposes of this section, “examina…

(a) (1) Administration of this program shall be fully supported by fees and not civil penalties. Initial costs to implement this chapter may be provided through a General Fund loan that is to be repaid in accordance with a schedule provided by the Department of Finance. The depar…

(a) The department may charge a nonrefundable application and nonrefundable renewal fee to become a registered home care aide and to renew a registered home care aide’s registration. (b) The maximum fee shall not exceed the total actual costs, which include, but are not limited t…

(a) A home care organization applicant or home care organization licensee shall pay the following fees: (1) A nonrefundable 24-month initial license fee, as prescribed by the department, for a home care organization application. (2) A two-year nonrefundable license renewal fee, a…

In order to carry out the provisions of this chapter, the department may establish procedures for the receipt, investigation, and resolution of complaints against home care organizations.

(a) The department may review and, if it determines necessary, investigate complaints filed against home care organizations regarding violations of this chapter or any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter. (b) The department shall verify through random, unann…

A duly authorized officer, employee, or agent of the department may, upon presentation of proper identification, enter a home care organization during posted business hours, with or without advance notice, to secure compliance with, or to prevent a violation of, any provision of …

(a) (1) The department may prohibit an individual from serving as a member of the board of directors or governing body, an executive director, an officer, or being a licensee of a home care organization, if the individual has done any of the following: (A) Violated, or aided or p…

(a) A home care organization that operates in violation of any requirement or obligation imposed by this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter may be subject to the fines levied or licensure action taken by the department as specified in this chap…

It is a misdemeanor for a person to falsely represent or present himself or herself as a home care aide applicant or registered home care aide.

Any person who violates this chapter, or who willfully or repeatedly violates a rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment i…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the district attorney of every county, and city attorneys in cities that have city attorneys who have jurisdiction to prosecute misdemeanors pursuant to Section 72193 of the Government Code, may, upon their own initiative o…

(a) This chapter shall be implemented on January 1, 2016. (b) Home care organization applicants and home care aide applicants who submit applications prior to January 1, 2016, shall be authorized to provide home care services without meeting the requirements of Section 1796.45, p…

This chapter and any rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter shall only be implemented to the extent that funds are made available through an appropriation in the annual Budget Act.

(a) The department shall adopt, amend, or repeal, in accordance with Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of the Government Code, any reasonable rules, regulations, and standards as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purpose and intent of this chapter and to enabl…

(a) A licensee of a home care organization may request inactive license status if the home care organization is nonoperational due to its destruction, significant damage, or prolonged closure due to an emergency or disaster pursuant to Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 1796.80)…

For purposes of this chapter, “rehabilitation innovation center” means a not-for-profit or government-owned rehabilitation facility that meets all of the following: (a) Is classified as a not-for-profit entity or as a government-owned institution under the Centers for Medicare an…

This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Community Paramedicine or Triage to Alternate Destination Act of 2020.

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to establish state standards that govern the implementation of community paramedicine or triage to alternate destination programs by local EMS agencies in California. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that community paramedicine or tr…

Unless otherwise indicated in this chapter, the definitions contained in this article govern the provisions of this chapter.

“Alternate destination facility” means a treatment location that is an authorized mental health facility, as defined in Section 1812 or an authorized sobering center as defined in Section 1813.

“Authorized mental health facility” means a facility that is licensed or certified as a mental health treatment facility or a hospital, as defined in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 1250, by the State Department of Public Health, and may include, but is not limited to, a licens…

(a) “Authorized sobering center” means a noncorrectional facility that is staffed at all times with at least one registered nurse, that provides a safe, supportive environment for intoxicated individuals to become sober, that is identified as an alternate destination in a plan de…

“Community paramedic” means a paramedic licensed under this division who has completed the curriculum for community paramedic training adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 1830, has received certification in one or more of the community paramedicine pro…

(a) “Community paramedicine program” means a program developed by a local EMS agency and approved by the Emergency Medical Services Authority to provide community paramedicine services consisting of one or more of the program specialties described in this section under the direct…

“Community paramedicine provider” means an advanced life support provider authorized by a local EMS agency to provide advanced life support who has entered into a contract to deliver community paramedicine services as described in Section 1815 as part of an approved community par…

“Public agency” means a city, county, city and county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state that provides first response services, including emergency medical care.

“Triage paramedic” means a paramedic licensed under this division who has completed the curriculum for triage paramedic services adopted pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 1830 and has been accredited by a local EMS agency in one or more of the triage paramed…

(a) “Triage to alternate destination program” means a program developed by a local EMS agency and approved by the Emergency Medical Services Authority to provide triage paramedic assessments consisting of one or more specialties described in this section operating under triage an…

“Triage to alternate destination provider” means an advanced life support provider authorized by a local EMS agency to provide advanced life support triage paramedic assessments as part of an approved triage to alternate destination program specialty, as described in Section 1819…